US20220312600A1 - Subrack And Module Assembly Comprising The Subrack - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a subrack for receiving a device module, and to a module assembly comprising said subrack and a device module adapted to be received in the subrack.
- a known electrical assembly comprises an electrical cabinet and a plurality of device modules received in the electrical cabinet.
- Each of the device modules comprises an electrical device such as a frequency converter, and a device module connector system.
- the electrical cabinet comprises a cabinet connector system adapted to be in electrically conducting connection with the device module connector system.
- the device modules are installed to the electrical cabinet by pushing them into their operative positions relative to the electrical cabinet.
- One of the problems associated with the above known electrical assembly is that if a location of the cabinet connector system differs from its intended location, pushing a device module into the electrical cabinet might damage the cabinet connector system and/or the device module connector system. Said problem is in some cases caused by a fact that an electrical cabinet of an electrical assembly is assembled by a supplier different than the one supplying device modules for the electrical assembly.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a subrack and a module assembly comprising the subrack so as to solve the above problem.
- the objects of the invention are achieved by a subrack described in the following.
- the invention is based on the idea of providing a subrack, which is adapted to receive a device module, with a subrack connector system and a coupling system, wherein the subrack connector system is adapted to be in electrically conducting connection with a device module connector system of the device module, and the coupling system is adapted for coupling the subrack to four other subracks in order to form a subrack matrix.
- the coupling system allows coupling the subrack to an adjacent subrack or to an electrical cabinet by screws installed from inside the subrack.
- An advantage of the subrack of the invention is that a connector system adapted to co-operate with a device module connector system is always correctly aligned with the device module connector system since the subrack is provided with a subrack connector system. Since the subrack of the invention allows forming subrack matrixes of unlimited sizes, an electrical cabinet can be furnished with a required number of device modules such that each of the device modules is received in a corresponding sub rack.
- FIG. 1 shows a subrack according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 shows a module assembly comprising the subrack of FIG. 1 and a device module in a disconnected position relative to the subrack;
- FIG. 3 shows the module assembly of FIG. 2 in a situation where the device module is in an operative position relative to the subrack;
- FIG. 4 shows the subrack of FIG. 1 from a direction perpendicular to an end wall of a frame of the subrack;
- FIG. 5 shows the subrack of FIG. 1 from a direction parallel to the end wall of the frame of the subrack
- FIG. 6 shows a subrack matrix comprising nine subracks of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 7 shows a module assembly comprising the subrack matrix of FIG. 6 and nine device modules received in the subrack matrix
- FIG. 8 illustrates coupling of three subracks of FIG. 1 together by means of coupling systems thereof comprising primary and secondary screw holes located asymmetrically in the frames of the subracks.
- FIG. 1 shows a subrack 501 comprising a frame 4 , a subrack connector system 52 , a bus bar system, and a coupling system adapted for coupling the subrack 501 to four other identical subracks 501 in order to form a subrack matrix.
- the frame 4 comprises four side walls 41 - 44 and an end wall 45 such that the side walls 41 - 44 and the end wall 45 together define a subrack space 55 .
- the frame 4 is adapted to receive a device module to an operative position in which the device module is located in the subrack space 55 .
- the frame 4 is depicted as a transparent structure in order to better show components inside the frame 4 .
- Side wall 41 is parallel to and spaced apart from side wall 42 .
- Side wall 43 is parallel to and spaced apart from side wall 44 .
- Side walls 43 and 44 are perpendicular to side walls 41 and 42 .
- Side walls 43 and 44 connect side walls 41 and 42 together.
- Side walls 41 and 42 are longer than side walls 43 and 44 .
- End wall 45 is perpendicular to the side walls 41 - 44 .
- FIG. 2 shows a module assembly comprising the subrack 501 of FIG. 1 , and a device module 201 in a disconnected position relative to the subrack 501 .
- the device module 201 is adapted to be connected in a connecting event to the operative position relative to the subrack 501 .
- a relative movement between the device module 201 and the subrack 501 is linear, and parallel to a depth direction of the subrack 501 .
- the frame 4 of the subrack 501 and the device module 201 are depicted as transparent structures in order to better show components inside them.
- FIG. 3 shows the module assembly of FIG. 2 in a situation where the device module 201 is in the operative position relative to the subrack 501 .
- the device module 201 comprises an electrical device (not depicted), and a device module connector system 22 .
- the electrical device of the device module comprises a frequency converter.
- the electrical device of the device module comprises an LCL filter.
- the subrack connector system 52 is adapted to be in electrically conducting connection with the device module connector system 22 of the device module 201 while the device module 201 is in the operative position.
- the subrack connector system 52 comprises a plurality of subrack connectors 527 fastened to the end wall 45 such that the plurality of subrack connectors 527 is accessible from the subrack space 55 .
- the coupling system comprises wall recesses 14 on an inner surface of each of the side walls 41 - 44 , and a plurality of primary screw holes 71 in each of the side walls 41 - 44 such that each of the plurality of primary screw holes 71 is located in one of the wall recesses 14 .
- Each of the wall recesses 14 is adapted to accommodate screw heads 91 of screws 9 mounted to primary screw holes 71 located in the wall recess 14 , and extending outwards from the wall recess 14 through the primary screw holes 71 such that the subrack space 55 is adapted to receive the device module 201 to the operative position while there is a corresponding screw 9 mounted in each of the primary screw holes 71 . Due to the wall recesses 14 , the device module 201 in the operative position is not in contact with the screws 9 mounted in the primary screw holes 71 .
- FIGS. 1 and 2 some of the primary screw holes 71 are provided with screws 9 while others are empty.
- the screws 9 are self-tapping screws. In an embodiment, only one screw per side wall is required for coupling the subrack to four other subracks.
- the coupling system comprises a plurality of secondary screw holes 72 in each of the side walls 41 - 44 such that each of the plurality of secondary screw holes 72 is located in one of the wall recesses 14 .
- Each of the wall recesses 14 is adapted to accommodate screw tips 92 of screws 9 mounted to secondary screw holes 72 located in the wall recess 14 , and extending inwards to the wall recess 14 through the secondary screw holes 72 such that the subrack space 55 is adapted to receive the device module 201 to the operative position while there is a corresponding screw 9 mounted in each of the secondary screw holes 72 .
- the screw head 91 of the screw 9 is adapted to be engaged by a tool for turning the screw 9 .
- the screw tip 92 of the screw 9 is located at an opposite end of the screw 9 than the screw head 91 .
- a diameter of the screw head 91 is larger than a diameter of the screw tip 92 .
- the primary screw holes 71 and the secondary screw holes 72 are unthreaded holes, and diameters of the secondary screw holes 72 are smaller than diameters of the primary screw holes 71 .
- the primary screw holes 71 and the secondary screw holes 72 are located asymmetrically in the frame 4 such that when the subrack 501 is coupled to four adjacent subracks with the coupling system, each primary screw hole 71 of the subrack 501 is adjacent to and coaxial with a secondary screw hole of one of the adjacent subracks.
- the self-tapping screws form threads at least to the secondary screw holes 72 .
- the coupling system comprises only primary screw holes and no secondary screw holes, and the primary screw holes are threaded holes.
- screws do not have to be self-tapping screws.
- FIG. 4 shows the subrack 501 from a direction perpendicular to the end wall 45 of the frame of the subrack. Depth of the wall recesses 14 is best seen in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 5 shows the subrack 501 from a direction parallel to the end wall 45 of the frame of the subrack.
- the bus bar system has five bus bars 81 - 85 , and is electrically conductively connected to the subrack connector system 52 .
- the bus bar system is accessible from outside the frame 4 .
- Bus bars 81 - 85 is formed from sheet metal.
- Bus bars 83 and 84 are one-piece components, and bus bars 81 , 82 and 85 each comprises two bent pieces of sheet metal.
- Each of the bus bars 81 - 85 has a bus bar terminal comprising a terminal hole 800 whose centre axis extends perpendicular to a plane defined by the end wall 45 .
- the bus bar terminal are denoted with reference numbers 819 - 859 .
- Each of the terminal holes 800 is a threaded hole.
- a cable terminal is adapted to be connected to a corresponding bus bar terminal by a bolt screwed to a terminal hole of the bus bar terminal.
- terminal holes are unthreaded holes.
- terminal holes in sheet metal material of the bus bars are unthreaded holes but there is a nut connected adjacent to each of the terminal holes such that a thread of the nut is coaxial with the terminal hole.
- the subrack connector system 52 is adapted to enable connecting the device module 201 into the operative position simply by pushing the device module 201 into the subrack space 55 , wherein said pushing establishes the electrically conducting connection between the subrack connector system 52 and the device module connector system 22 .
- Device module connectors 227 of the device module connector system 22 are knife contacts, and subrack connectors 527 are adapted to receive the knife contacts.
- the subrack space 55 has generally a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped
- the device module 201 has generally a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped such that when the device module 201 is in the operative position relative to the subrack 501 , outer surfaces of side walls of the device module 201 are adjacent inner surfaces of side walls 41 - 44 of the frame 4 of the subrack 501 thereby assuring a correct alignment between the device module connector system 22 and the subrack connector system 52 .
- outer surfaces of at least three side walls of the device module are in contact with adjacent at least three inner surfaces of side walls of the frame of the subrack thereby assuring a correct alignment between the device module connector system and the subrack connector system.
- FIG. 6 shows a subrack matrix 150 comprising nine subracks 501 coupled together by means of the coupling systems thereof.
- the subrack in the middle of the subrack matrix 150 is coupled to four other subracks by means of the coupling system such that the subrack in the middle is coupled to subracks adjacent to the four side walls. Planes defined by end walls of the subracks 501 in the subrack matrix 150 coincide with each other.
- FIG. 7 shows a module assembly comprising the subrack matrix 150 of FIG. 6 and nine device modules 201 received in the subrack matrix 150 . Planes defined by front walls of the device modules 201 coincide with each other.
- the module assembly of FIG. 7 is mounted in an electrical cabinet (not depicted).
- the subrack matrix 150 is located inside the electrical cabinet, and is coupled to the electrical cabinet with the coupling systems of the subracks 501 in the subrack matrix 150 .
- the subrack matrix functions as an independent support structure, and no electrical cabinet is required.
- FIG. 8 illustrates coupling of three subracks 501 together by means of coupling systems of the subracks 501 .
- Sidewall 42 of a subrack on the left is adapted to be adjacent to sidewall 41 of a subrack in the middle.
- Sidewall 44 of the subrack in the middle is adapted to be adjacent to sidewall 43 of a subrack below.
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- The present invention relates to a subrack for receiving a device module, and to a module assembly comprising said subrack and a device module adapted to be received in the subrack.
- A known electrical assembly comprises an electrical cabinet and a plurality of device modules received in the electrical cabinet. Each of the device modules comprises an electrical device such as a frequency converter, and a device module connector system. The electrical cabinet comprises a cabinet connector system adapted to be in electrically conducting connection with the device module connector system. The device modules are installed to the electrical cabinet by pushing them into their operative positions relative to the electrical cabinet.
- One of the problems associated with the above known electrical assembly is that if a location of the cabinet connector system differs from its intended location, pushing a device module into the electrical cabinet might damage the cabinet connector system and/or the device module connector system. Said problem is in some cases caused by a fact that an electrical cabinet of an electrical assembly is assembled by a supplier different than the one supplying device modules for the electrical assembly.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a subrack and a module assembly comprising the subrack so as to solve the above problem. The objects of the invention are achieved by a subrack described in the following.
- The invention is based on the idea of providing a subrack, which is adapted to receive a device module, with a subrack connector system and a coupling system, wherein the subrack connector system is adapted to be in electrically conducting connection with a device module connector system of the device module, and the coupling system is adapted for coupling the subrack to four other subracks in order to form a subrack matrix. The coupling system allows coupling the subrack to an adjacent subrack or to an electrical cabinet by screws installed from inside the subrack.
- An advantage of the subrack of the invention is that a connector system adapted to co-operate with a device module connector system is always correctly aligned with the device module connector system since the subrack is provided with a subrack connector system. Since the subrack of the invention allows forming subrack matrixes of unlimited sizes, an electrical cabinet can be furnished with a required number of device modules such that each of the device modules is received in a corresponding sub rack.
- In the following the invention will be described in greater detail by means of preferred embodiments with reference to the attached drawings, in which
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FIG. 1 shows a subrack according to an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 shows a module assembly comprising the subrack ofFIG. 1 and a device module in a disconnected position relative to the subrack; -
FIG. 3 shows the module assembly ofFIG. 2 in a situation where the device module is in an operative position relative to the subrack; -
FIG. 4 shows the subrack ofFIG. 1 from a direction perpendicular to an end wall of a frame of the subrack; -
FIG. 5 shows the subrack ofFIG. 1 from a direction parallel to the end wall of the frame of the subrack; -
FIG. 6 shows a subrack matrix comprising nine subracks ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 7 shows a module assembly comprising the subrack matrix ofFIG. 6 and nine device modules received in the subrack matrix; and -
FIG. 8 illustrates coupling of three subracks ofFIG. 1 together by means of coupling systems thereof comprising primary and secondary screw holes located asymmetrically in the frames of the subracks. -
FIG. 1 shows asubrack 501 comprising a frame 4, asubrack connector system 52, a bus bar system, and a coupling system adapted for coupling thesubrack 501 to four otheridentical subracks 501 in order to form a subrack matrix. The frame 4 comprises four side walls 41-44 and anend wall 45 such that the side walls 41-44 and theend wall 45 together define asubrack space 55. The frame 4 is adapted to receive a device module to an operative position in which the device module is located in thesubrack space 55. The frame 4 is depicted as a transparent structure in order to better show components inside the frame 4. -
Side wall 41 is parallel to and spaced apart fromside wall 42.Side wall 43 is parallel to and spaced apart fromside wall 44.Side walls side walls Side walls side walls Side walls side walls End wall 45 is perpendicular to the side walls 41-44. -
FIG. 2 shows a module assembly comprising thesubrack 501 ofFIG. 1 , and adevice module 201 in a disconnected position relative to thesubrack 501. Thedevice module 201 is adapted to be connected in a connecting event to the operative position relative to thesubrack 501. During the connecting event, a relative movement between thedevice module 201 and thesubrack 501 is linear, and parallel to a depth direction of thesubrack 501. The frame 4 of thesubrack 501 and thedevice module 201 are depicted as transparent structures in order to better show components inside them.FIG. 3 shows the module assembly ofFIG. 2 in a situation where thedevice module 201 is in the operative position relative to thesubrack 501. - The
device module 201 comprises an electrical device (not depicted), and a devicemodule connector system 22. In an embodiment the electrical device of the device module comprises a frequency converter. In another embodiment the electrical device of the device module comprises an LCL filter. - The
subrack connector system 52 is adapted to be in electrically conducting connection with the devicemodule connector system 22 of thedevice module 201 while thedevice module 201 is in the operative position. Thesubrack connector system 52 comprises a plurality ofsubrack connectors 527 fastened to theend wall 45 such that the plurality ofsubrack connectors 527 is accessible from thesubrack space 55. - The coupling system comprises
wall recesses 14 on an inner surface of each of the side walls 41-44, and a plurality ofprimary screw holes 71 in each of the side walls 41-44 such that each of the plurality ofprimary screw holes 71 is located in one of thewall recesses 14. Each of thewall recesses 14 is adapted to accommodatescrew heads 91 of screws 9 mounted toprimary screw holes 71 located in thewall recess 14, and extending outwards from the wall recess 14 through theprimary screw holes 71 such that thesubrack space 55 is adapted to receive thedevice module 201 to the operative position while there is a corresponding screw 9 mounted in each of theprimary screw holes 71. Due to thewall recesses 14, thedevice module 201 in the operative position is not in contact with the screws 9 mounted in theprimary screw holes 71. - In
FIGS. 1 and 2 , some of theprimary screw holes 71 are provided with screws 9 while others are empty. The screws 9 are self-tapping screws. In an embodiment, only one screw per side wall is required for coupling the subrack to four other subracks. - In addition to the plurality of
primary screw holes 71, the coupling system comprises a plurality ofsecondary screw holes 72 in each of the side walls 41-44 such that each of the plurality ofsecondary screw holes 72 is located in one of thewall recesses 14. Each of thewall recesses 14 is adapted to accommodatescrew tips 92 of screws 9 mounted tosecondary screw holes 72 located in thewall recess 14, and extending inwards to the wall recess 14 through thesecondary screw holes 72 such that thesubrack space 55 is adapted to receive thedevice module 201 to the operative position while there is a corresponding screw 9 mounted in each of thesecondary screw holes 72. - The
screw head 91 of the screw 9 is adapted to be engaged by a tool for turning the screw 9. Thescrew tip 92 of the screw 9 is located at an opposite end of the screw 9 than thescrew head 91. A diameter of thescrew head 91 is larger than a diameter of thescrew tip 92. - The
primary screw holes 71 and thesecondary screw holes 72 are unthreaded holes, and diameters of thesecondary screw holes 72 are smaller than diameters of theprimary screw holes 71. Theprimary screw holes 71 and thesecondary screw holes 72 are located asymmetrically in the frame 4 such that when thesubrack 501 is coupled to four adjacent subracks with the coupling system, eachprimary screw hole 71 of thesubrack 501 is adjacent to and coaxial with a secondary screw hole of one of the adjacent subracks. The self-tapping screws form threads at least to thesecondary screw holes 72. - In an alternative embodiment the coupling system comprises only primary screw holes and no secondary screw holes, and the primary screw holes are threaded holes. In said embodiments screws do not have to be self-tapping screws.
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FIG. 4 shows thesubrack 501 from a direction perpendicular to theend wall 45 of the frame of the subrack. Depth of thewall recesses 14 is best seen inFIG. 4 .FIG. 5 shows the subrack 501 from a direction parallel to theend wall 45 of the frame of the subrack. - The bus bar system has five bus bars 81-85, and is electrically conductively connected to the
subrack connector system 52. The bus bar system is accessible from outside the frame 4. - Each of the bus bars 81-85 is formed from sheet metal. Bus bars 83 and 84 are one-piece components, and
bus bars - Each of the bus bars 81-85 has a bus bar terminal comprising a
terminal hole 800 whose centre axis extends perpendicular to a plane defined by theend wall 45. The bus bar terminal are denoted with reference numbers 819-859. Each of the terminal holes 800 is a threaded hole. There is a space for a cable terminal adjacent each of theterminal holes 800 such that each of the bus bar terminals 819-859 is adapted to be electrically conductively connected to a cable terminal of a corresponding cable extending outside thesubrack 501. A cable terminal is adapted to be connected to a corresponding bus bar terminal by a bolt screwed to a terminal hole of the bus bar terminal. - In an alternative embodiment terminal holes are unthreaded holes. In a further alternative embodiment, terminal holes in sheet metal material of the bus bars are unthreaded holes but there is a nut connected adjacent to each of the terminal holes such that a thread of the nut is coaxial with the terminal hole.
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subrack connector system 52 is adapted to enable connecting thedevice module 201 into the operative position simply by pushing thedevice module 201 into thesubrack space 55, wherein said pushing establishes the electrically conducting connection between thesubrack connector system 52 and the devicemodule connector system 22.Device module connectors 227 of the devicemodule connector system 22 are knife contacts, andsubrack connectors 527 are adapted to receive the knife contacts. - The
subrack space 55 has generally a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and thedevice module 201 has generally a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped such that when thedevice module 201 is in the operative position relative to thesubrack 501, outer surfaces of side walls of thedevice module 201 are adjacent inner surfaces of side walls 41-44 of the frame 4 of thesubrack 501 thereby assuring a correct alignment between the devicemodule connector system 22 and thesubrack connector system 52. In an alternative embodiment outer surfaces of at least three side walls of the device module are in contact with adjacent at least three inner surfaces of side walls of the frame of the subrack thereby assuring a correct alignment between the device module connector system and the subrack connector system. -
FIG. 6 shows asubrack matrix 150 comprising ninesubracks 501 coupled together by means of the coupling systems thereof. The subrack in the middle of thesubrack matrix 150 is coupled to four other subracks by means of the coupling system such that the subrack in the middle is coupled to subracks adjacent to the four side walls. Planes defined by end walls of thesubracks 501 in thesubrack matrix 150 coincide with each other. -
FIG. 7 shows a module assembly comprising thesubrack matrix 150 ofFIG. 6 and ninedevice modules 201 received in thesubrack matrix 150. Planes defined by front walls of thedevice modules 201 coincide with each other. - In an embodiment, the module assembly of
FIG. 7 is mounted in an electrical cabinet (not depicted). In said embodiment, thesubrack matrix 150 is located inside the electrical cabinet, and is coupled to the electrical cabinet with the coupling systems of thesubracks 501 in thesubrack matrix 150. In an alternative embodiment, the subrack matrix functions as an independent support structure, and no electrical cabinet is required. -
FIG. 8 illustrates coupling of threesubracks 501 together by means of coupling systems of thesubracks 501.Sidewall 42 of a subrack on the left is adapted to be adjacent to sidewall 41 of a subrack in the middle.Sidewall 44 of the subrack in the middle is adapted to be adjacent to sidewall 43 of a subrack below. When the three subracks are coupled together, primary screw holes 71 inside wall 42 of the subrack on the left are adjacent to and coaxial with secondary screw holes 72 inside wall 41 of the subrack in the middle. Further, primary screw holes 71 inside wall 44 of the subrack in the middle are adjacent to and coaxial with secondary screw holes 72 inside wall 43 of the subrack below. - It will be obvious to a person skilled in the art that the inventive concept can be implemented in various ways. The invention and its embodiments are not limited to the examples described above but may vary within the scope of the claims.
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